Cross compiling SDL for ARM

SDL Development
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Hi All,

I need to cross compile SDL-1.2.11 for my target=ARM.

I have ARM Tool chain available with me in my host=x86(Linux FC 3).

1)I have set PATH, where arm cross compiler (arm_v5_gcc)[I’m not sure about the correct compiler name] is located.
$ export PATH = /ARM/…/bin:$PATH

2)after that I have done.
$ ./configure --prefix=$PREFIX --host=arm-elf
$ make
$ make install;

but the .so’s which I got are not for ARM (it’s still showing for Intel
x86…).

can anyone tell me where I’m missing or whether I have to do some
modification in SDL source code to cross compile it for ARM.

Regards,
Prasanna.

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1)I have set PATH, where arm cross compiler (arm_v5_gcc)[I’m not sure about the correct compiler name] is located.
$ export PATH = /ARM/…/bin:$PATH

export CC=nameofcrossgcc
export CXX=nameofcrossg++ifneeded

See ya,
-Sam Lantinga, Lead Software Engineer, Blizzard Entertainment

3

You also have to set the options for ./configure … --host=arm_v5 or
the correct architecture name. For me --host=armv5l-linux works fine. I
am using a timesys-arm toolchain: armlv5l-linux-gcc, armlv5l-linux-g++,
armlv5l-linux-as, armlv5l-linux-… As well specify a different
output-path with --prefix=… becouse make install try to install the
arm SDL library in the default directory /usr/local overwriting your x86
library!!

cu
Matthias Zacharias

Sam Lantinga 28.6.2007 06:41 >>>
1)I have set PATH, where arm cross compiler (arm_v5_gcc)[I’m not sure about the correct compiler name] is located.
$ export PATH = /ARM/…/bin:$PATH

export CC=nameofcrossgcc
export CXX=nameofcrossg++ifneeded

See ya,
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Thanks alot …

I’m now able to cross-compile my SDL for ARM.
After that I cross-compiled SDL_image and SDL_mixer also.

and copied all these into the ARM filesystem.

Now I want to run some SDL games.

As in x86 while configuring it is asking for --host option and it is not
taking --host=arm.
So I have directly copied the source file in the ARM filesystem and tried to
build it.
but all of the games are giving me error: SDL_image.h, No such file or
directory.

I know I’m missing somewhere in setting an include path. Either in some
source code or in the Makefile.

Any idea…

Regards,
Prasanna> ----- Original Message -----

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Lantinga
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 10:11 AM
To: Prasanna Kumar K; A list for developers using the SDL library.
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Subject: Re: [SDL] Cross compiling SDL for ARM

1)I have set PATH, where arm cross compiler (arm_v5_gcc)[I’m not sure about the correct compiler name] is located.
$ export PATH = /ARM/…/bin:$PATH

export CC=nameofcrossgcc
export CXX=nameofcrossg++ifneeded

See ya,
-Sam Lantinga, Lead Software Engineer, Blizzard Entertainment